if this ban is signed into law in russia, it could affect thousands more. in the newsroom, grace lee, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> the holidays put us all in more of a hurry as we all know but let's take a minute to slow down a little bit. dr. kim tells us why one bay area city actually launched a campaign this week to try and keep pedestrians safe. >>> reporter: step off the curb and you take your life in your hands. the cars and trucks, the motorcycles, the bikes. the latest threat? all those little gadgets. >> definitely pretty dangerous, yeah. >> reporter: new research shows how almost one in three pedestrians is distracted by mobile devices. and texting is particularly risky. texters took 18% longer to cross the intersection and were four times more likely to ignore the lights. >> all the time everywhere. i have seen people launch get run over. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but it's no laughing matter especially in san francisco one of the worst cities for pedestrians in the country. >> we have more pedestrian crashes than cities like chicago, seattle and bost